Published: 11/23/2006
Day 1: Morning blast razes plant, rocks Danvers
Danvers: A large plume of smoke rises from the site of an explosion this morning on Water Street in Danvers The force of the explosion smashed windows miles away. Photo by Paul Bilodeau/Salem News.
Staff writer
Several workers at the Danversport Bakery, 114 Water St., right next to the plant, were taken to the hospital, according to neighbors. They were working when the plant blew, neighbors said.
"I saw five guys in an ambulance," said Paul Carney of Bates Street.
The Danversport Pizza Factory, 116 Water St., also had extensive damage, officials said.
People felt the explosion as far away as New Hampshire.
"I was just turning over in my sleep and my windows shook," said Robert Anderson, a retired firefighter who lives in Windham, N.H., 41 miles away. "I said, 'What the heck is that?'"
The blast brought fire engines and ambulances from many North Shore communities.
Staff writers Chris Cassidy and Ethan Forman contributed to this story.
